Deploying .NET Framework Applications

The .NET Framework provides a number of basic features that make it easier to deploy a variety of applications. This section briefly describes those features and provides information about packaging and distributing applications with the .NET Framework.

In This Section

• Deployment How-to Topics
  Provides links to all How-to and Walkthrough topics found in the conceptual documentation for deployment.

• .NET Framework 3.5 Deployment Guide for Application Developers
  Explains how developers can install .NET Framework on their users' computers with their applications.

• .NET Framework 3.5 Deployment Guide for Administrators
  Explains how a system administrator can deploy the .NET Framework and its system dependencies across a network.

• Deploying Applications and Components
  Discusses deployment options in Visual Studio.

• .NET Framework Deployment Features
  Provides a brief overview of the deployment features in the .NET Framework.

• .NET Framework Deployment Basics
  Provides an overview of packaging and distributing .NET Framework applications.

• .NET Framework Client Profile
  Describes how to configure and deploy client applications that target the .NET Framework Client Profile.

• ClickOnce Deployment for Windows Forms Applications
  Describes how to package a Windows Forms application and deploy it with ClickOnce to client computers on a network.

• Deployment Scenarios for .NET Framework Applications
  Describes several possible deployment scenarios for .NET Framework applications.

• How the Runtime Locates Assemblies
  Describes how the common language runtime determines which assembly to use to fulfill a binding request.

• Redistributing the .NET Framework
  Describes where to obtain the .NET Framework redistributable package, Dotnetfx.exe, and how to use it to deploy the .NET Framework on user and server computers.

Related Sections

• Deploying XML Web Services
  Describes how to deploy an XML Web service.

• Packaging and Deploying Resources
  Describes how to package and deploy resources.

• Deploying an Interop Application
  Describes how to deploy an interop application.

• How to: Develop a Simple Windows Forms Control
  Describes key steps for authoring a custom Windows Forms control.

• Walkthrough: Developing and Using a Custom Web Server Control
  Describes key steps for authoring a custom server control.

• Deploying an Application for COM Access
  Describes how to deploy applications for use by COM clients.